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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

"It seems to me, that if there is a bad taste in your mouth...."

"...you spit it out. You don't constantly swallow it back"

So this is me spitting it out. Last night I watched a movie that is commonly known as the 2005 Pride & Prejudice. There is only one other movie that I have seen that made me think "What a complete waste of my time!" Incidentally, that movie also starred Jena Malone.

The historical inaccuracies!!! I mean they were so numerous and historical inaccuracies drive me crazy! And the screen writing!! All of the actors were very good......but the screen writing was (to talk like the Trolls from The Hobbit) 'WUBBISH'!!! I mean like seriously!!! They tried to fit Pride & Prejudice into 2hours!!!! I knew before I watched it that it was going to be awful, but ugh!! Blah, blah, pluh!! Yuck! As my mom said, it felt more like 1790's American Frontier, then 1810's Regency England.

And the second proposal?!?!?!? I know that some people think it far more romantic then the 1995 second proposal, but OH MY GOODNESS!!!! THEY ARE WALKING AROUND HALF DRESSED!!!! And the cheesy lines!!! I thought that it couldn't get worse then the second proposal scene........and then we reached the very end. Guys, I love mushy, gushy, melt-me-into-a-puddle-of-goo, romantic kissing, love scenes, but THAT?!?!??!?!?! It was seriously vomit inducing!!!! Pluh!!! It was soooooo sick!!!! Afterwards, I pulled up the Second Proposal and the Meeting at Pemberley from the REAL P&P to wash out the bad taste!! Oh! it was glorious! I was rather ridiculously rapturous over Colin and Jennifer, but it was 11:45 PM, so I had legit reason for being a nut!

I did laugh through a lot of it though because of how dumb I found it. And I realized the
Mr. Collins is too be Tabaqui the Jackal in the upcoming The Jungle Book: Origins movie that I am very much looking forward to. Also Rupert Friend resembled Orlando Bloom so much that I couldn't quite hate him, not that there was really anything of Wickham in it. Mary was prettier then she should have been. And the costumes?!?!?! Caroline Bingley is wearing a NIGHTGOWN at the Netherfield Ball!!!

To those of you who are reading this and very much like.....well, what I watched last night, I apologize if this offends you and I am coming across as a snob.

To those of you who agrees with me.......COME COMMISERATE WITH ME!!!!!!!

12 comments:

Since most serious literary fans seem to prefer the miniseries, and because this movie is so laughably terrible in historical accuracy and book accuracy, I can afford not to hate it; I just do not take it seriously. I wish there were those who could see that as this version is the the book, so are the Anne movies (particularly the last two) to the books.

Watch the '95!! One of the things that irritates me the most about the '05, is that they cut out SOOOOO much!! Like almost the whole Wickham story line is gone. All they have are the basic facts and there is no STORY!!

Preach it! Oh my goodness I hate that movie so much. It's seriously bad for my blood pressure. Ahhhhh! You summed up my thoughts on it so perfectly. Also, apparently I'm not the only one that says "wubbish" like the trolls from The Hobbit? :)

Hahahahah!!! Absolutely!! Mom sat there the whole time going "WHY?!?!?! are we watching this?

I love saying it!!! And my little siblings say "2 to 1 so shut your mouth!" After I read it to them the first time, they would say it and I couldn't figure out where they got it from. Then I was reading it to them the second time I got there and went, "So THAT'S where you picked it up from!!!"

You seriously had me laughing so much!! Though I didn't hate the 2005 film at all, I definitely was disappointed at how most of the story was cut out. I didn't like that Mr. Darcy was simply misunderstood when we all know that he changes and grows in the '95 version (and book). I found the 2nd proposal pretty hilarious as well. Who walks in the fields in their nightclothes? lol. And the final romantic moment was pretty dorky too. I think I would've been more okay with the film if it hadn't been Pride and Prejudice. If this was just some romantic period drama, then sure, it was a good film. But Pride and Prejudice has SO much more story and heart than the movie could even fit in, so yeah.

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